I’ve mentioned ZuluMagoo’s Denver home tiki bar in passing, when pointing out his amazingly spot-on Enchanted Tiki Room birds. It’s turning out so well, the whole … Continue reading The Kona Luanii — Home Tiki Bar Excellence
I’m absolutely tickled to see pictures of the new location of Hula’s Island Grill & Tiki Bar in Santa Cruz on this thread on Tiki Central. … Continue reading New Hula’s Location in Santa Cruz
The Rocky Mountain Tiki Newsletter presents a fun evening: a Night at the Castaways. The Castaways restaurant opened in 1971, and it still has its original … Continue reading Colorado Springs: A Night at the Castaways
A mini-golf tournament and celebration are planned in Denver on Saturday, September 16. The event starts at Hyland Hills Adventure Golf at 4 p.m., and later moves to the Red Lantern Chinese restaurant at 7:30 p.m. Here’s a description of the event, from Eleio the Fleet: On Saturday, September 16th the Denver Ohana wish to welcome all of our aloha spirited family to a day and evening of tiki inspired mayhem as we host our first annual Tiki Links mini-golf tournament and celebration! Wits will be tested and skills tried as competitors vie for unique and exotic tiki treasures, created … Continue reading Denver: Tiki Links 2006
The Tiki Finks are hosting a very special tiki event this summer — the Mysterious Island of the Tiki Finks. The event takes place at their … Continue reading Denver: Mysterious Island of the Tiki Finks
Truly great news for Denver tikiphiles — the excellent Hula’s Island Grill and Tiki Bar, which has been enormously successful in Monterey, California, has decided to … Continue reading Denver: Hula’s Island Grill & Tiki Bar Opening
Denver tikiphiles aren’t just sitting around twiddling their thumbs as they wait for the re-emergence of the on-hiatus Tiki Boyd’s; they’re keeping the fires burning with … Continue reading Denver: Tiki on the Town
Just a few months after opening, Tiki Boyd’s in Denver has had a bit of a shakeup. A dispute between the management and some of the key players behind Tiki Boyd’s, including Boyd Rice, has led to Tiki Boyd’s pulling up stakes and looking for a new location. Particularly at issue were the firings and/or perceived mistreatment of head mixologist Lorin Partridge, who designed most of the tiki drinks for Tiki Boyd’s, and Brian Clark, who had created the website, printed menus and provided much of the vinyl. Boyd Rice had suggested and supplied the tiki decor, and having done … Continue reading Tiki Boyd's Is On the Move
Tiki explorer and historian ZuluMagoo is presenting his third session of tiki slideshows at Tiki Boyd’s on Thursday, January 12 at 9:00. This session will be a look at the history of tiki in Denver. Recently, ZuluMagoo uncovered the exciting revelation that not only had there been a tiki bar in Denver, but it had been on the exact site where Tiki Boyd’s stands today. ZuluMagoo does his homework and puts his heart into it, and this show is sure to be a winner. Tiki Slideshow Part 3 – Denver, CO January 12 [Tiki Central] Eli Hedley’s Tiki Lounge in … Continue reading Denver Tiki Slideshow at Tiki Boyd's
There hasn’t been a tiki bar in Denver for a long, long time. The day has come for Denver tikiphiles to rejoice, for tiki has returned. Tiki Boyd’s, in the Ramada downtown, is the creation of Boyd Rice. Yes, that Boyd Rice. Rice is a tikiphile and a vintage music enthusiast; Tiki Boyd’s is reportedly playing music only from vinyl. Tiki Boyd’s is still pretty new, and the bartenders are still expanding their roster of tropical cocktails, but Frank from Modern Drunkard says it’s “well on its way.” Tiki Boyd’s [Critiki] Tiki in Denver? [Tiki Central] Tiki Boyds, Denver, CO, … Continue reading New Tiki Bar in Denver: Tiki Boyd's
